CVE-2017-8171 Security feature bypass in Vicky-AL00A
Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Huawei smartphones by exploiting Talkback mode to skip Google account verification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8171?
CVE-2017-8171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vicky-AL00A, published on 22 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei smart phones with software earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B172D versions have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the Talkback mode and can perform some operations to bypass the Google account verification. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8171?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei P10 Plus Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vicky-AL00A
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w79h-25vh-6g7c.